EMCI Student Meeting 2022

The last weeks have been a rollercoaster of emotions. At the beginning we were confused, stressed, tired, sad (because some of you couldn't join) but as the event started happiness, proudness and fulfillment took over. Some us of couldn't even disconnect from the organisation. New things came us to mind at every hour. The week before we were even late for our classes because we still had to finish the activities' planning, and at that time this was the priority. To plan the sessions, we had to read and write your names and language combinations multiple times. We started to remember them and recognize you while scrolling the Instagram home. "Ah yes, person X is from Y and studies Z languages". At first, it seemed impossible to let everyone interpret according to the language combinations, but we quickly started to understand how to handle it. When we finally met, we and you started to put a face to the names. When we went for a drink together, we mixed up, most of you joined students from other nationalities and tried to speak their languages. Some of us became friends. It was sooo difficult to decide whom to talk to. We would like to thank you all for coming, but also for writing such interesting speeches, for interpreting between two foreign languages, for being understanding in case of unforeseen problems. In short, thank you for taking the EMCI challenge.

The EMCI team 🤪

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✨Tomorrow is the big day ! 🇪🇺

You are welcome to pick up your goodie bag between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the 29th of March ! You can find us in Hermes 3, 6th floor 🛗

Ready for the opening ceremony? 🗓️

If you are not interpreting, make sure to install the app 'cappisco' BEFORE Tuesday. 📱

At the beginning of the opening ceremony we will show you the Session ID and password.
Once you have joined the session, you just need to select the language of your choice to listen to the interpreters. Click on the volume icon to adjust the volume.

Golden rules:
- connect to the wi-fi with your Eduroam credentials.
- make sure your smartphone is properly charged.
- bring your smartphone's EARPHONES to listen to the interpreters.

One pie is never enough, (neither is tortilla 🇪🇸 nor pizza 🇮🇹) so here are more pie charts, this time concerning languages studied as foreign languages.

Let's make room for less common C-languages. Here is how you say "pie" in some of them:

Taart 🇳🇱🇧🇪
Ciasto 🇵🇱
Pita 🇭🇷
Paj 🇸🇪
Пирог 🇷🇺
Torta 🇵🇹

Who doesn't love pie? Here are some pie charts for you. Enjoy! 🍰

🥇The most represented university at the EMCI Student Meeting is Paris - ESIT - Université Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris 3, with 16 students. 🇫🇷

🥈The runner-up is the University of Bologna in Forlì, with 15 students. 🇮🇹

🥉The Universidad de La Laguna ranks third, with 14 students. 🇪🇸

Surprisingly enough, French is not the most common A-language of the attending students. The most common A-languages are Spanish 🇪🇸 and Italian 🇮🇹, both with 24 speakers attending. The third A-language is Czech, with 13 native speakers. 🇨🇿

Adiós 🇪🇸
Ciao 🇮🇹
Ahoj 🇨🇿

With only 12 days to go before the EMCI student meeting 2022, it is time for an overview.
110 students will be attending the EMCI student meeting 2022:
- 84 of them on site 🇧🇪
- 26 online 👩‍💻.

Let's hope there won't be any last-minute changes, but COVID-19 is still around. 😷

Stay safe and negative! 😊
(With a positive attitude, though)

Hallo iedereen! 👋

We kindly remind you that tomorrow, Friday 11/03, is your last chance to register for the activities on site.
⚠️ Students attending online do NOT need to register ⚠️

Here is what you need to do:
- open the programme you received via mail
- click on the activity's link
- fill in your first and last name
- DONE 🪄🔮

🙏Please 🙏
Do NOT fill in the form twice.
Do NOT register for overlapping activities.

Spread the word! 🗣️🔊📢

We can't wait to meet you all! 🎉

Hello future interpreters 👋🏻

24 of you will virtually participate in the EMCI student meeting 🧑🏻‍💻. You will be following an adapted program including an online excursion to the European Commission ! 🇪🇺

We are very happy to announce that there will be 120 🤯 of you on site, in Brussels. We never expected so many people to join, but we are so exited to meet all of you!

You can imagine the organizational puzzle our planning team had to solve 😮‍💨Nevertheless, we are putting the finishing touches on our planning. It will drop very soon on our website, so check regularly 👀

See you soon 👋🏻

👋 fellow interpreting students!

⚠️ A short recap of the Opening Ceremony:
When: Tuesday 29 March at 19.00.
Where: Aula Magna 1K216, Hermes 2 building (on the right), Stormstraat 6, 1000 Brussels. ⚠️

Hermes building was named after the ancient Greek god Hermes. 🏛️🇬🇷
He was the messenger of the gods and was known for his speed. That's why he was also associated with runners and athletics.💨
His main characteristic was his cunning intelligence, though. 🧠

Hermes was the god of:
- trade
- wealth
- luck 🍀
- fertility
- animal husbandry
- sleep 💤
- thieves
- travel 🌍
- LANGUAGE 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪

We're looking forward to meeting you!

Hello future interpreters… BIG NEWS 🤯

With only 50 more nights to sleep before the start of the 2022 EMCI Student Meeting, we are excited to announce that our website has been launched !! 🚀✨

Go take a 👀 at www.emcistudentmeeting2022.eu 💥

There you will find all the information that we have already shared via email, as well as plenty of other useful information concerning the venue 📍, housing 🏨, the program 🗓…. We will continuously update the website, so make sure to check back regularly !

See you soon 👋🏻